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Tue, 28 May 1996
'Bajaj' hero gets public recognition
'Bajaj' hero gets public recognition JAKARTA (JP): Police handed a sum of money and a certificate of appreciation to the wife of a bajaj (motorized pedicab) driver who was killed while defending his passenger from being robbed on May 9.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Tue, 28 May 1996
Many 'Mercado' women anemic
Many 'Mercado' women anemic DILI, East Timor: About 60 percent of housewives living in the area called Mercado (market) Lama are anemic, a local health official said recently.Antara quoted Martha Handoko on Saturday as blaming the unhealthy environment for the problem.
Tue, 28 May 1996
Women's achievements
Women's achievementsFrom Media IndonesiaAlya Rohali's participation in the world beauty contest has caused great concern in the community, particularly among women. Moreover Alya said the she also represented the Betawi people.
Tue, 28 May 1996
Dharmala's profits up
Dharmala's profits up JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Dharmala Sakti Sejahtera yesterday reported consolidated net profits of Rp 67.5 billion (US$30 million) for last year, a 10 percent increase over the previous year.
Tue, 28 May 1996
Development of the eastern region
Development of the eastern region The choice of Biak, Irian Jaya, as the pilot project for the eastern region's comprehensive development program is laudable.The tax incentives and liberal regulatory procedures will most likely woo domestic and foreign investors.
Tue, 28 May 1996
Double glory boosts RI's Olympic quest
Double glory boosts RI's Olympic quest JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's triumphant Thomas and Uber Cup teams are cutting short their victory celebrations to immediately resume their tough training regime for the Atlanta Olympic Games, which begin in July.
Tue, 28 May 1996
NGOs call for commission on children's rights
NGOs call for commission on children's rights JAKARTA (JP): Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are calling on the government to establish a national commission on children's rights in order to better protect Indonesia's children, especially street children and child workers.
Tue, 28 May 1996
Thief killed by mob
Thief killed by mob JAKARTA (JP): A hoodlum was mobbed to death by residents on Jl. Taruna in East Jakarta for trying to rob a female pedestrian yesterday.East Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Gories Mere confirmed the death of Ely Heri Halawa, 28, and said that the criminal had tried to rob a woman...
Tue, 28 May 1996
Bogus reporter arrested in Bogor
Bogus reporter arrested in Bogor BOGOR, West Java (JP): Security officers caught a man posing as a reporter as he tried to interview Mayor Eddy Gunardi about the handling of traders whose Kebon Kembang market kiosks were destroyed by fire in March.
Tue, 28 May 1996
PON to get on-line computer
PON to get on-line computer JAKARTA (JP): The XIV National Games (PON) here next year will have an on-line computer system to ease the compiling of results, programs and other hectic tasks at the national sports gathering.
Tue, 28 May 1996
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: The Praise Vocal Group, nightly except Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday,...
Tue, 28 May 1996
Irian abductors do not represent locals: Ex-hostage
Irian abductors do not represent locals: Ex-hostage JAKARTA (JP): The rebels who kidnapped researchers in Irian Jaya were a dangerous and unpredictable small group not representative of the majority of Irianese, a former hostage stated yesterday.
Tue, 28 May 1996
Mustika Ratu profits up 114%
Mustika Ratu profits up 114% JAKARTA (JP): PT Mustika Ratu, a manufacturer of traditional medicines and cosmetics, announced yesterday that its net profits last year increased by 114 percent to Rp 16 billion (US$6.95 million) from Rp 7.5 billion the previous year.
Tue, 28 May 1996
Osprey Maritime expands shipping services in Asia
Osprey Maritime expands shipping services in AsiaBy Benget Simbolon KWANGJU, South Korea (JP): Shipping company Osprey Maritime, the oil and gas shipping unit of the Bimantara Group, has procured four new tankers to strengthen its fleet to 23 carriers, in a bid to benefit from the rapid growth of...
Tue, 28 May 1996
1996 tax notices sent out
1996 tax notices sent out JAKARTA (JP): The 1996 property tax notice, known as a SPPT- PBB, has been sent to most subdistricts in the capital.In a written statement to The Jakarta Post, Wahab Rachmatsjah, head of the City Revenue Office, said 808,677 notices were sent out between March 25 and May 8.
Tue, 28 May 1996
Kwang Yang's plant in RI
Kwang Yang's plant in RI TAIPEI (AFP): Kwang Yang Motor Co., a leading motorcycle manufacturer in Taiwan, will invest US$60 million to work with Indonesia's Lippo group in building a plant near Jakarta, the Taiwanese firm said.
Tue, 28 May 1996
No intention to raise fuel prices: Govt
No intention to raise fuel prices: Govt JAKARTA (JP): The government has no intention of raising fuel prices despite the World Bank's suggestion that it increases prices to augment domestic revenues for its budget, ministers said.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Indonesia retains Thomas Cup crown
Indonesia retains Thomas Cup crownBy Arif Suryobuwono HONG KONG (JP): Indonesia certified its grip on world badminton when it won the Thomas Cup crown for a record 10th time yesterday.Just 24 hours after an ebullient Uber Cup victory, Indonesia capped its title defense campaigns with a stylish 5-0...
Mon, 27 May 1996
S'pore to monitor lightning activity
S'pore to monitor lightning activity SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore is setting up a system to track lightning activity in the skies and possible ground strikes after three people struck by lightning died last month.
Mon, 27 May 1996
600 houses to be demolished
600 houses to be demolished TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Local authorities will today pull down 639 houses located on state land in Dadap village, Kosambi District, an official here said Saturday.Ujang Rukana, head of public order office at the Tangerang regency, told reporters that the demolition...
Mon, 27 May 1996
World rankings determine seeds and draw, says Lu
World rankings determine seeds and draw, says LuBy Arif Suryobuwono HONG KONG (JP): The International Badminton Federation (IBF) agreed at its council meeting here on Saturday to immediately use the latest world rankings in seeding and drawing players in any tournament it sanctions.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Topnotch lawyers create legal aid institute
Topnotch lawyers create legal aid institute JAKARTA (JP): Good news for hard up justice seekers: Some of Indonesia's topnotch lawyers have created a non-profit legal aid institute.Harjono Tjitrosoebono, Mohammad Assegaf, Luhut M.P.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Arbitration seen as last resort in cotton dispute
Arbitration seen as last resort in cotton dispute JAKARTA (JP): Textile companies which were recently hit by defective cotton imports from the United States have decided to deal with the issue on a bilateral basis, considering that the use of an arbitration body may be disadvantageous to them.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Farming college passes 768 new graduates
Farming college passes 768 new graduates BOGOR, West Java (JP): Economic independence can be reached by strengthening the economic base of the majority of people, the rector of the Bogor Agriculture Institute said Saturday.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Symposium explores seriousness of humor
Symposium explores seriousness of humor SEMARANG (JP): Noted cultural observer Umar Kayam expressed concern that civilian and military officials, as well as Indonesia's educated elite, offer society only "colorless and humorless" jargon.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Italy's Lazio crushes RI's Super Stars team 6-2
Italy's Lazio crushes RI's Super Stars team 6-2 JAKARTA (JP): Italian serie A team Lazio proved too much for the Indonesian Super Stars soccer team, thrashing them 6-2 in a friendly match at the Senayan stadium yesterday.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Prisoners escape Medan prison
Prisoners escape Medan prison MEDAN, North Sumatra: Police and justice officials will question 25 employees of Tanjung Gusta penitentiary over the recent escape of eleven inmates, Antara reported yesterday.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Police send 25 women to Social Services
Police send 25 women to Social Services JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-five women were turned over to the Social Services office over the weekend, after one night in police detention.A police officer at the Central Jakarta Police precinct said the 25 women, eight of them prostitutes from among the 95 couples...
Mon, 27 May 1996
Children take part in making TV drama
Children take part in making TV drama JAKARTA (JP): A session of a Children's Art Festival on Saturday took youngsters behind the scenes of a television drama.The children, who were asked to act in a short scene, got some idea of the need for dozens of "takes," "cuts" and frantic coaching from all...
Mon, 27 May 1996
Military's support of Golkar blasted
Military's support of Golkar blasted JAKARTA (JP): The minority Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) lambasted yesterday top military officials' open support for the ruling Golkar group, a support that flies in the face of the Armed Forces' supposed political neutrality.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Oil market astonished after UN-Iraq deal
Oil market astonished after UN-Iraq deal LONDON (AFP): The oil market astonished the experts last week, by surging after the announcement of a deal between Baghdad and the United Nations which will allow Iraq to export oil for the first time since it invaded Kuwait in August 1990.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Lepers on the roads as beggars
Lepers on the roads as beggars PADANG, West Java: A senior local official has sensed something fishy about the many beggars roaming the city streets.Chief of the local social service office, Burhanuddin, said on Saturday he suspected the lepers were organized by some syndicate that "sells" others'...
Mon, 27 May 1996
Hotel nabs bag snatchers
Hotel nabs bag snatchers JAKARTA (JP): Two Peruvians were detained after allegedly snatching a bag from two guests visiting a money changer in a star-rated hotel, Antara reported yesterday.Col. Paimin Aboeamar, chief detective of the Jakarta City Police, said that the suspects, identified as Carlos...
Mon, 27 May 1996
Alleged sorcerer hacked to death
Alleged sorcerer hacked to death PROBOLINGGO, East Java: Police have arrested three people suspected of killing a 68-year-old man on suspicion that he practiced sorcery.Suparmi's body was found last week badly mutilated in woods in the Kuripan district, Probolinggo police precinct's chief Ferial...
Mon, 27 May 1996
Suzuki to stay in RI
Suzuki to stay in RI TOKYO (Kyodo): Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. have agreed to extend their joint automobile operation in Indonesia for five more years in view of rapid market growth in the country, spokesmen for the two carmakers said.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Liberalization won't affect ad industry
Liberalization won't affect ad industry JAKARTA (JP): Unlike other business sectors, the advertising industry has no worries about the impact of liberalization on the world's trades and services.Matari Advertising, one of the country's major advertising agencies, for example, sees the...
Mon, 27 May 1996
Student killed in fight
Student killed in fight JAKARTA (JP): A 15-year-old junior high school student was killed by a mob on Jl. Kampung Gabus, Tambun district, in Bekasi on Friday evening.An officer at the Bekasi Police precinct said the victim, M.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Lazio wants Tenerife's Pizzi to replace Boksic
Lazio wants Tenerife's Pizzi to replace Boksic JAKARTA (JP): Lazio wants to sign Tenerife's Juan Pizzi to replace Croatian Alen Boksic, who is heading for European- champion Juventus next season, Lazio's president Dino Zoff said on Saturday.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Music * Hotel Dai-ichi, Jl. Senen Raya 135, Central Jakarta. - Mezzanine Lounge: The Praise Vocal Group, nightly except Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. * Hotel Aryaduta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Los Morenitos Vocal Group, Monday,...
Mon, 27 May 1996
Indonesia has many potential leaders: Roeslan
Indonesia has many potential leaders: Roeslan JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, with a population of over 195 million, has a large base of potential leaders, and thus should not be dependent on one figurehead alone.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Quarterly results may attract investors
Quarterly results may attract investors JAKARTA (JP): An analyst with a Hong Kong-based securities company foresees the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) performing softly this week on lack of fresh issues."I do not expect any significant price movements of stocks next week.
Mon, 27 May 1996
National economic interest
National economic interest The Minister of Home Affairs, Yogie S. Memed, repeatedly warned Indonesian Chinese businessmen in December 1995 against taking part in the World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention, an organization founded by Singapore's former prime minister, Lee Kwan Yew, in 1991.
Mon, 27 May 1996
A split personality?
A split personality? During the past week we witnessed the debate over the participation of the Indonesian beauty queen, Alya Rohali, in the Miss Universe contest in the United States. And as observers of social affairs we found an interesting aspect in the controversy.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Visitors find good time at Highland Gathering
Visitors find good time at Highland Gathering JAKARTA (JP): The 22nd Jakarta Highland Gathering was a success yesterday, judging by the smiles on the 6,500 visitors' faces.Norman Campbell, the organization committee chairman of the Scottish sports and cultural festival held at Senayan, was...
Mon, 27 May 1996
Beggars banned at Air Show
Beggars banned at Air Show JAKARTA (JP): The city administration is determined to keep street vendors and beggars from roaming city streets during the 1996 Indonesia Air Show scheduled for next month.A city public order official said over the weekend that the "clean-up operation" will start 14 days...
Mon, 27 May 1996
Asian inclusion asked in G-7 forex moves
Asian inclusion asked in G-7 forex moves TOKYO (Reuter): Cooperation on currencies among Group of Seven (G-7) nations is successful and needs to be expanded to include other Asian nations, Eisuke Sakakibara, director-general of the Japanese Ministry of Finance's (MOF) international finance bureau,...
Mon, 27 May 1996
Hartono for Juwono's business proposal
Hartono for Juwono's business proposal BANDUNG (JP): Army chief Gen. Raden Hartono gave a positive response on Saturday to a scholar's advice that senior military officers with dim career prospects switch track to business.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Presidential promise of fair election
Presidential promise of fair election SEMARANG (JP): President Soeharto has given his much-awaited guarantee to dissatisfied critics that the 1997 general election will proceed smoothly and fairly, an analyst said.
Mon, 27 May 1996
Protected species
Protected speciesFrom Pikiran RakyatOne afternoon I visited the Matahari department store on Jl Banceuy, Bandung, West Java.On the second floor of the building I saw a lot of animals for sale. The animals on sale were protected species, including monkeys, ant eaters, squirrels, civet cats, forest...
Mon, 27 May 1996
Nine companies ready to go public soon
Nine companies ready to go public soon JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) I Putu Gede Ary Suta confirmed over the weekend that at least nine companies are now ready to go public with estimated total offering funds of Rp 1.2 trillion (US$512 million).